Colostomy toilet



Dec; 16, 1958 B, WILLI MS, JR 2,864,094

COLOSTOMY TOILET Filed May 17,, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PIG-.5

ATTOQMEYS United States Patent ()fifice 2,864,094 Patented Dec. 16, 1958COLOSTOMY TOILET Clarence B. Williams, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla.Application May 17, 1957, Serial No. 659,804

3 Claims. (Cl. 4-1) The present invention relates to a colostomy toilet.

An object of the present invention is to'provide a colostomy toiletwhich lends itself to quick and easy attachment to and detachment from.a supporting surface, such as a wall.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a colostomy toiletwhich lends itself to thorough and efiicient flushing after use. p

A further object of the present invention is to provide a colostomytoilet which is light in weight, one sturdy in construction and ofsimple structure, one which may be economically manufactured andassembled, and one which is highly effective in action.

These and other objects and advantages will be fully apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the annexeddrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the colostomy toilet according to thepresent invention, shown in a position for use with the drain conduitinserted in the open top of a conventional toilet, I

Figure 2 is an isometric view of the toilet, a portion of the drainconduit being broken away,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring in greater detail to the drawings in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, the colostomy toilet,according to the present invention, comprises a receptacle designatedgenerally by the reference numeral and having a bottom 12, a front wall14 and a back wall 16 spaced from the front wall 14, the front wall 14and the back wall 16 rising from the opposed end edges of the bottom 12.Side walls 18 and 20 are carried on the other opposed-edges of thebottom 12 and connect the complemental ends of the front wall 14 andback wall 16 together.

A horizontally disposed nipple 22 is carried by the front wall 14 andhas one end extending through the front wall 14 and in communicationwith the interior of the receptacle 10. An arcuately curved flange(Figure 4), is carried by the other end of the nipple 22 and is adaptedto abuttingly engage the portion of the abdomen of the user surroundinga colostomy, the flange being designated by the reference numeral 24.

The side walls 18 and 20 each has a cut-away upper end portion,designated generally by the reference- :.-secured to the wall 52,

for the insertion therethrough and withdrawal therefrom of the hands ofthe user.

A conduit 30 having spaced apertures 32 is positioned fully within thereceptacle 10 and has both of its ends closed. The conduit 30 has afirst portion adjacent one closed end extending along the inner face ofthe portions of the side walls 18 and 20 below the opening provided bythe cut-away portion 26 and along the inner face of the front wall 14.The conduit 30 has a second portion adjacent the other closed endextending along the remaining portions of the side walls 18 and 20 andthe inner face of the back wall 16. The remaining or intermediateportion of the conduit 30 extends along the under face of the hood 28inwardly of and adjacent the opening provided by the cut-away portions26 of the side walls 18 and 20. Each of the first and second namedportions of the conduit 30 are afiixed to the inner faces of the sidewalls 18 and 20, and the inner faces of the front and back walls 14 and16, respectively, by suitable means, such as spot welding. The apertures32 are arintermediate portion of the conduit 30 are directed backwardly,as shown in Figures 3 to 5 inclusive, so that the flushing liquidemerging therefrom is directed over the underface of the hood 28 andagainst the back wall 16 and thence downwardly over the rear portion ofthe bottom 12.

A pipe 34 has a portion adjacent one end extending through the sidewalls 20 and connected in communication with the conduit 30 inwardly ofone of the closed ends of the latter, and has a coupling 36 on its otherend for attachment thereto of a hose 38 which may be attached to asource of flushing liquid, such as water under pressure. A valve 48 isprovided in the pipe 34 intermediate ends of the latter for controllingthe flow of fiushmg liquid therethrough. The pipe 34 and to a source offlushing The bottom 12 is a toilet 50, as shown in Figure 1.

Means is carried by the back wall 16 for attachment of the receptacle 10to a vertical support, such as a wall 52. Specifically, this meansincludes an upper bracket 54 having an offset portion defining with theadjacent portion of the wall 52 a slot for the reception of ahorizontally disposed bar 56 carried on the free end of the short leg 58of a upon the leg 62 in any position of its vertical adjustment on thebracket 60. A horizontally disposed lower bracket 68 is detachablysecured to the wall 52 by means of a wall bracket 70 fixedly and havinga similarly offset portion defining a slot receiving the downwardlyturned leg of the bracket 68. The leg 62 of the bracket 60 extendsthrough a hole provided in the horizontal portion of the bracket 68 andsteadies the leg 62 against move ment relative to the wall 52.

Preferably, its concave surface with a resilient material, as at 72,such as sponge rubber, or the like.

In use, the colostomy toilet, according to the present invention, isreadily attached to and detached from the wall 52 and is easilytransported to a place of storage between uses. When used, the bolt 66is loosened to adjust the one leg 62 of the bracket 60 to the properheight for the individual with the upper and lower brackets 54 and 70secured to the wall 52 at a place adjacent to the toilet 50. Onceadjusted, the boss 64 may be left in its position of vertical adjustmenton the leg 62 and the receptacle is quickly and easily attached to thebrackets 52 and 70 when it is desired to use the same. The hose 38 maybe left attached by the coupling 36 to the pipe 34 and may have itsother end quickly and easily attached to a source of flushing fluidunder pressure, such as is indicated in Figure 1 by the referencenumeral 74, and constituting a supply of cold water in a house watersystem. With the receptacle 10 supported upon the wall 52, the user, ina position forwardly of the receptacle 10 and with the flange 24abuttingly engaging the abdomen surrounding the colostomy, may easilyand efficiently effect the evacuation of the colon and through theopening forwardly of the hood 28 insert his hands for the manipulationof such colon irrigation apparatus as is desired, the latter not beingshown as not being a part of the present invention. Upon turning of thevalve 40 the excrement is rapidly and efficiently flushed through thehose 48 into the toilet 50 for disposal. The positioning of the conduit30 is such that the interior of the receptacle 10 is thoroughly cleanedafter each use and is left in a sanitary condition for removal to aplace of storage.

What is claimed is:

1. In a colostomy toilet, a receptacle having a bottom, spaced front andback walls rising from opposed end edges of said bottom, and side wallscarried by the bottom and connected to the complemental ends of saidfront and back walls, a horizontally disposed nipple carried by saidfront wall and having one end in communication with the interior of saidreceptacle and having the other end adapted to abuttingly engage theportion of the abdomen of the user surrounding a colostomy, each of saidside walls having a cut-away upper end portion extending from the endadjacent said front wall to a point midway of said side wall, a hoodextending over the upper end of said back wall and the upper ends of theother portions of said side walls, said front wall and said cut-awayportions of said side walls together forming an access opening for theinsertion therethrough and withdrawal therefrom of the hands of a user,a conduit provided with spaced apertures and having both ends closedpositioned within said receptacle and having a portion adjacent oneclosed end extending along the inner face of said side walls and saidfront wall and having the portion adjacent the other end extending alongthe inner face of said side walls and back wall with the intermediateportion extending along the under face of said hood inwardly of andadjacent said opening, and conduit means exteriorly of said receptacleand having one end connected in communication with said conduit and theother end adapted to be connected to a source of flushing liquid underpressure.

2. In a colostomy toilet, a receptacle having a bottom, spaced front andback walls rising from opposed end edges of said bottom, and side wallscarried by the bottom and connected to complemental ends of said frontand back walls, a horizontally disposed nipple carried by said frontwall and having one end in communication with the interior of saidreceptacle and having the other the flange 24 of the nipple 22 iscovered on 'cess opening for the .posed end edges of by the bottom andside walls, a hood extending back wall and the upper ends of the otherportions of end adapted to abuttingly engage the portion of the ab-"domen of the user surrounding a'colostomy, each of said side wallshaving a cut-away upper end portion extending from one end adjacent saidfront wall to a point midway of said side walls, a hood extending overthe upper end of said back wall and the upper ends of said otherportions of said side walls, said front wall and said cutaway portionsof said side walls together forming an acinsertion therethrough andwithdrawal therefrom of the hands of'a user, a conduit provided withspaced apertures and having both ends closed positioned within saidreceptacle and having a portion adjacent one closed end extending alongthe inner face 'of said side walls and said front wall and having aportion adjacent the other closed end extending along the inner face ofsaid side walls and back wall with the intermediate portion extendingalong the under face of said hood inwardly of and adjacent said opening,conduit means exteriorly of saidreceptacle and having one end connectedin communication with said conduit and having the other end adapted tobe connected to a source of fiushing liquid under pressure, and anotherconduit means exteriorly of said receptacle and having one end extendingthrough said bottom and having the other end adapted to be connected toa place of disposal.

3. A colostomy toilet comprising a receptacle having a bottom, spacedfront and back walls rising from opsaid bottom, and side walls carriedconnected to the complemental ends of said front and back walls, ahorizontally disposed nipple carried by said front wall and having oneend in communication with the interior of said receptacle, an arcuatelycurved flange on the other end of said nipple adapted to abuttinglyengage the portion of the abdomen of a user surrounding a colostomy,each of said side walls having a cut-away upper end portion extendingfrom the end adjacent said front wall to a point midway of said over theupper end of said said side walls, said front wall and said cutawayportions of said side walls together forming an access opening for theinsertion therethrough and withdrawal therefrom of the hands of a user,a conduit provided with spaced apertures and having both ends closedpositioned within said receptacle and having the portion adjacent oneclosed end extending along the inner face of the portions of said sidewalls below said opening and said front wall and having the portionadjacent the other closed end extending along the inner face of theremainder of the portions of said side walls and back wall with theintermediate portion extending along the under face of said hoodinwardly of and adjacent said opening, conduit means exteriorly of saidreceptacle and having one end connected in communication with saidconduit and having the other end adapted to be connected to a source offlushing liquid under pressure, another conduit means exteriorly of saidreceptacle and having one end extending through said bottom and havingthe other end adapted to be connected to a place of disposal, and meanscarried by said back wall for attachment to a vertical support.

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